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The 10-year-old Connecticut Port Authority has been scrutinized for past leadership spending, ethics violations by a staff and board member and the redevelopment of the State Pier in New London.
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The Attorney General's office began investigating the CT Port Authority in 2020 after it got a whistleblower complaint about a 'success fee.'
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The New London State Pier is currently being used to build wind turbines for New York’s South Fork Wind project. Its final construction cost the state and taxpayers over $300 million.
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The Port Authority, a quasi-public agency, has come under fire for questionable spending, ethics violations and other contracting practices.
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The state Auditors of Public Accounts found Kiewit, the construction manager for the redevelopment of State Pier in New London, was allowed to award itself favorable contracts worth millions of dollars with little oversight from Connecticut Port Authority.
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There’s mixed reaction after the Connecticut Bond Commission approved $30 million to complete the redevelopment of the State Pier in New London to be a hub for the offshore wind industry, which has cost triple the original price tag.
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The redesigned New London State Pier being built to support the offshore wind industry is on track for completion this year, according to the Connecticut Port Authority.
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The Connecticut Port Authority's announcement means that redeveloping New London State Pier will cost more than three times the original estimate.
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The Office of State Ethics has issued a second $10,000 fine against Seabury Maritime for the lack of financial disclosures of lobbying activity to gain contracts from the Connecticut Port Authority, which is in charge of redeveloping State Pier in New London to be a hub for the offshore wind industry.
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WSHU’s Brian Scott-Smith spoke with Kevin Blacker, an outspoken critic of the Connecticut Port Authority’s redevelopment of State Pier in New London. Blacker is being questioned by police for painting pink stripes on the doors of the state Capitol.